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title: Greenhouse (Onboarding API) - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: Greenhouse (Onboarding API)
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# Overview

To authenticate with Greenhouse (Onboarding API), you need:
1. **Access Key** - Your Greenhouse (Onboarding) generated Access Key.
1. **Secret Key** - Your Greenhouse (Onboarding) generated Secret Key.

This guide will walk you through generating these credentials within Greenhouse.

### Prerequisites:

- You must have an account with Greenhouse.

#### Step 1: Generating your Access and Secret Keys

1. Log into your [Greenhouse](https://app.greenhouse.io/users/sign_in) account and click **Settings** on your navigation bar.
<img src="/integrations/all/greenhouse-onboarding/settings.png" />
2. Click **API Management** on the left.
<img src="/integrations/all/greenhouse-onboarding/api_management.png" />
3. Click **Create a new API Key**.
4. Enter a descriptive name for your API key, and click **Create**.
<img src="/integrations/all/greenhouse-onboarding/create_key.png" />
5. When finished, your **Access** and **Secret** keys pair will be generated.
<img src="/integrations/all/greenhouse-onboarding/keys.png" />

#### Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your **Access Key** and **Secret Key**:
1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Greenhouse (Onboarding API).
2. Enter your **Access Key** and **Secret Key** in their respective fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.


<img src="/integrations/all/greenhouse-onboarding/form.png" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }}/>

You are now connected to Greenhouse (Onboarding API).
